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Ian Hunter
in Gallant Sons (1940)
Born	13 June 1900(1900-06-13) Cape Town, South Africa
Died	22 September 1975 (aged 75) London, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924–1963
Spouse(s)	Catherine Casha Pringle (1903-1976)

Ian Hunter (13 June 1900 – 22 September 1975) was a British character actor.

Among dozens of film roles, his best-remembered appearances include That Certain Woman (1937) with Bette Davis, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, as King Richard the Lionheart), The Little Princess (1939, as Captain Reginald Crewe) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941, as Dr. Lanyon). Hunter returned to the Robin Hood legend in the 1955 TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood in the recurring role of Sir Richard of the Lea.

Selected filmography

• The Ring (1927)
• Downhill (1927)
• Easy Virtue (1928)
• The Sign of Four (1932) as Dr. Watson opposite Sherlock Holmes
• Something Always Happens (1934)
• The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935)
• I Found Stella Parish (1935)
• The Night of the Party (1935)
• Stolen Holiday (1937)
• Confession (1937)
• That Certain Woman (1937)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1939) as Richard the Lion-Hearted
• Secrets of an Actress (1938)
• The Sisters (1938)
• The Little Princess (1939)
• Tower of London (1939)
• Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
• Strange Cargo (1940)
• The Long Voyage Home (1940)
• Bitter Sweet (1940)
• Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
• Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
• Smilin' Through (1941)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
• Appointment in London (1952)
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
• North West Frontier (1959)
• Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)

External links

• Ian Hunter at the Internet Movie Database
• Ian Hunter at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ian Hunter at Find a Grave